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October 20, 2026

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‘Be The One You Are’ by Moon Rocket Delivers Melodic Power & Club Energy

Italian producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Raffaele Scoccia, known to fans as Moon Rocket, made his vibrant return with ‘Be The One You Are’, on 15 October 2026 via Moon Rocket Music. This new single adds another chapter to a catalogue that has touched iconic labels like Defected, Nervous, Sony Italy, BBE, Hed Kandi and Soulfuric. Scoccia’s previous hit, ‘Reciprocity’, soared past 21 million streams and 250,000 Shazams, earning the title of Traxsource’s Best Afro House Track of 2020. His music has become a staple on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, with tastemakers like Pete Tong, Seth Troxler, Monki, Rickie, Melvin & Charlie and Craig Charles all spinning his tracks. Black Coffee and Seth Troxler have thrown their support behind his productions, while outlets such as Billboard, Traxsource, CLASH Magazine and Cultr have spotlighted his work. His sound has resonated on MadorasindaHouse, and his electrifying live sets have lit up venues from Output Brooklyn to Miami Music Week, ADE and Nikki Beach. Scoccia’s journey began at 15, when a piano from his parents sparked a passion for classical music, harmony and composition. Today, as a classically trained pianist and Hammond organ player, he shapes an Afro Melodic-Tech sound that weaves melodic complexity, rich instrumentation and irresistible club energy.

‘Be The One You Are’ pulses with a sleek Afro house groove, driven by a hypnotic midrange piano riff that locks in with the kick and off-beat percussion. Shakers and a warm, rounded bassline deepen the rhythm, while the piano shines as the melodic heart of the track. The vocals cut through as luminous, memorable hooks, channeling the R&B-inspired vibe of recent Adam Port and Stryv releases rather than the densely layered vocals of classic Afro house. Percussion evolves with understated finesse, sidestepping a traditional breakdown and keeping the energy high with a club-ready momentum that echoes HUGEL’s signature style.

Moon Rocket shared: “This track is about coming back to yourself. About letting go of the noise, the expectations, and the need to fit into someone else’s idea of who you should be. I wanted the music to carry that feeling of freedom — something melodic and uplifting, but with a deeper message underneath: when you stop pretending and start standing in your own name, you find your own rhythm.”

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May 29, 2026

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Chloe Star Releases ‘fairytale,’ a Captivating New Single Reflecting on Love’s Realities

(Chloe Star / Image credit: Kai Dickson)

Today, May 29 2026, Chloe Star released her new single ‘fairytale‘ via Chloe Star Records. The 28-year-old Persian and Indigenous singer-songwriter, visual artist and tribal advocate grew up moving between her family’s reservation in San Bernardino and Los Angeles. She began writing and making art as a pre-teen to process her emotions, drawing heavily from the musical traditions of her Persian and Indigenous roots. Just three years after breaking through in 2023, the artist has built a fast-growing career rooted in raw honesty and emotional directness. Tastemakers have taken notice: Rolling Stone placed her track ‘Bad Habit‘ in its 2025 Best New Music feature, while CLASH Magazine, 1883 Magazine, EUPHORIA and EARMILK have all championed her work. On stage she has already commanded main-stage headliners at London Pride, New York Pride Festival, Back Lot Bash in Chicago, Out & Abt in New York and The Dinah in California.

On ‘fairytale‘ her voice carries the song’s emotional range, moving from quiet, velvety verses into a full-throated, impassioned peak without forcing the drama. The production keeps the alternative spirit alive through its arrangements, anchored by warm distorted guitars and a strong piano melody that gives the track its distinct sound

Chloe Star had this to say: “My song ‘fairytale‘ is about longing for a kind of love that feels whimsical and almost unreal. But it also reflects the realization that, in chasing that kind of love, I sometimes become the monster—sabotaging the very things I care about most. It raises questions too: does fairytale love really last the way movies say it does? Do stories like Beauty and the Beast actually end in lasting happiness, or do we just stop watching before things get complicated? I guess we’ll never really know.”

Chloe Star’s Upcoming Shows:

May 30 – London, UK @ The Grace
June 5 – Viper Room LA (headlining)
June 6 – LA Pride, She Ent @ the Andaz Hotel on Sunset (Key live performance)
June 18 -Toronto @ The Horseshoe Tavern

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April 28, 2026

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MIN t Unveils ‘Last Day,’ a Vulnerable Electronic Prelude to ‘Before The After’

(MIN t / Image Credit: Wiktoria Rcyhlewski)

MIN t returns with ‘Last Day,’ released April 28 as the second single from her forthcoming album Before The After, out May 8. Now based in Berlin, the Polish-born producer and vocalist has built a formidable live reputation, supporting acts like HVOB, Angel Haze, Jess Glynne, and Vitalic, and performing over 300 shows at major festivals including Reeperbahn, Off Festival, Orange Warsaw, Open’er, and Y Not. Last autumn, she toured Europe alongside Saya Noé and OIEE, with stops in Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Bochum. A Berklee College of Music alumna and the first Polish woman mentored by renowned engineer Susan Rogers, MIN t continues to carve out a distinct space in the electronic landscape.

Her 2021 album Shot To Pieces, co-produced with Leo Abrahams (Adele, Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, Regina Spektor), marked a pivotal moment in her evolution. Classically trained from age seven in Wrocław, MIN t’s musical journey spans theatre, ballet, and a teenage immersion in jazz, electronic, pop, and soul. By sixteen, she was writing and performing in bands; by eighteen, she was self-producing in Ableton, forging a sound that resists genre boundaries and draws on influences from Aphex Twin and Autechre to Charli XCX, D’Angelo, FKA twigs, and Aretha Franklin.

Produced and mixed by MIN t, mastered by Conor Dalton, and co-written with her sister Patrycja Kubicz, ‘Last Day’ unfolds over swirling, breakbeat-inspired rhythms that avoid tipping into aggression. Drums ebb and flow beneath her silken vocals, lending weight to themes of mortality, destruction, and existential drift, yet imbuing them with a subtle sense of solace. The arrangement is carefully balanced: lyrics linger with the ennui of an ending both imminent and ongoing, while the production keeps the low end warm and the upper layers spacious, rendering the track intimate rather than catastrophic.

MIN t revealed: “The end of the world as we know it is approaching fast. Or maybe it’s already here? It’s easy to get lost in the flood of cruelty, disasters, and wars. They quickly become mundane, blending into one grotesque vision. Meanwhile, the illusion of comfort only serves as a reminder of our helplessness. The song ‘Last Day on Earth’ is about that very sense of boredom that refuses to fade, and about giving up the fight—even for one’s own survival.”

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January 29, 2026

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Textbook Maneuver Caps Adrenaline Slip Era With ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’

(Textbook Maneuver / Image Credit: Mary Keane)

Textbook Maneuver has put out ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’, his latest single via Life Science Records and the first of 2026. Michael Keane, the Bronx-raised, New Jersey-based mind behind the project, has earned growing respect in experimental electronic and IDM circles, nearing 150,000 streams. Highlights include µ-Ziq reworking the title cut ‘Adrenaline Slip’ for Wonderland Magazine, alongside features in Magnetic Magazine, Illustrate Magazine, WWAM (We Write About Music), Music For All in Brazil, and Good Music Radar. The 2025 full-length Adrenaline Slip positioned him as a distinctive voice blending technical IDM with accessible ambient prog elements.

As a pianist with classical grounding and punk independence, Keane channels broad influences into the Textbook Maneuver sound, from Genesis’ ambitious Duke phase, Rush’s prog precision, and Gary Numan’s synth isolation to the textured indie-electronica of The Postal Service, U.N.K.L.E., and Phantogram. Listeners pick up parallels to Jon Hopkins’ dynamic builds and Nils Frahm’s restrained elegance, with clear debts to Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and Aphex Twin that are all rooted in live improvisation and open-ended experimentation.

The new ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’ leaves behind recent colder palettes for something more open and ascending, constructed from twinkling pad layers, breathy synth lines, and flickering, propulsive rhythms. It traces a clear emotional route: initial euphoria, wandering curiosity, then gradual release into a soft, lingering close.

Textbook Maneuver told us: “‘Murmur 3 Home’ closes out the debut album, Adrenaline Slip, and is the coda to the unofficial ‘Space Trip’ suite. I composed this song while trying to imagine the feeling of what it must be like to be home after an overextended scientific journey into orbit. I feel it also works well for any conclusion of time away from loved ones due to work or tragedy. There is an element of joy, followed by relief, then just an emotional release upon fully realizing the trip is over, and then it just fades.”

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